Periods Don’t Stop for Pandemics!
The JLW celebrates the CARES Act as a step toward period equity.
The $2 trillion stimulus package now makes period products eligible for reimbursement through federal health savings and medical spending accounts. By classifying period supplies a ‘paid for medical care’ rather than taxable ‘luxury’, lawmakers have taken an important step toward making safe, affordable period supplies more readily available.
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